New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-20
HILL And OBRIEN IN A HURRY.

BEsETrING The JUDGES FOR SUCH ACTION IN THE
PLATT CASE AS WILL GIVE ROOM FOR DEM
OCRAr.
ALBANY Dec 10 ,SpeciaD.-The prosecution by Attor-
ney General Brien against Thomas Platt Quaran-
tine Commissioned. WAS more plainly than To-day
shown TO be partisan attack The law brief in the
reads: The People against Thomas G. Pat." IL should
read Governor Hill against h0mas c. Platt" Tho
Governor recently put several supreme Court Judges
under obligations TO him and naturally looked
TO thew TO return the favor by aiding him
in his attack upon Mr.. Platt Judges Edwards,
Gilbert Mayhan and Parker OF tho Supreme Court TOR
instance were recently appointed to their Offices by the
Governor. All except Gilbert have since been elected
to their places b. the people 1t so happened, also,
that all these apponees Of Mr.. Hin held court in this
district. where Attorney General OBrien another In
strumen of Mr. Hill. has insisted upon putting the trial
of Mr.. Platt
To-day the judges were to be pressed TO do the parti-
sans bit of work against Mr.. Platt But 1t
is reported good authority that judges Edwards. Gill
bert and Parker declined to aid the Governor in his at
tempt prclong the special Judge Parker is rep
resented 10 have told The Governor that he could not
afford early in his term TO do partisan act. Judges
Edwards ami Gilbert also could not he pressed Into the
work Judge Mayham. who 10 have been dragged
into the singuarly detained in Soho
harie County by the snows,orm.
In this emergency Judge Learned another Democratic
Judge who had relations with the case was in some
manner persuaded to consider it, He is now doing the
work Of General Term Judge. lie left 1t and assumed
that OF Circuit Judge In Judge Ingallss special term
Another aeisr in the conspiracy then appeared This
Attorney eheral OBrien He asked Judge Learned
to put the against Mr. Plat on the calendar for
There present in the court at the
time two OF Mr. Plat counsel Hamilton Harris anu Mr.
Boardman. OF Mcfarland. Boardman Plat. Of New
York Mr.. Harris protested ainst the case OF Mr.
Plat being put the preferred calendar Mr.
Harris said that this action would be against
the rules AMI practice OF the court and
called attention Rule 10 In proof OF his assertion
Rule says reserved shall not he put on the
caleudar except upon twentyfour hours nstice Judge
Learped. expected ruled IN favor OF his brother
Democrats Govhrnor Hill and MIR. O'Bnen. He put tho
case calendar and 1t will be tried tomorrow be-
fore n Jury. Mr. Platt's counsel. Mr. Mcfarland cannot
be present having legal siit III his care Ia
New York court Atorney-G-nerh Brien sais that ne
would press the Patt ~ long as Mr. Mcfarland
was thus occupied. but doubtless tomorrow he VIII re-
pudiate Tne reason Tor tns haste on tho
part OF Governor Hi Is that hs knows that II
The case is decided against Mr. Platt. pending an
! appeal 10 tho General lerm lac VIII nave inc
le Al right to put Democrat in Mr. Pats place but
this must he done by the Governor before tho hepup
can Legislature meets II the against Mt
the meeting o! the Legislature the Governor
appoint one to the place without the consent
Of he senate